Synergism

Pot, Cigarette Smoke Wreaks Havoc on Lungs

... cooperative subjects," Edelman said. "The most impressive finding is the synergism between tobacco and marijuana smoking." "A modest amount of pot smoking ... your lungs for a loop," Edelman added. "One wonders if this is a chemical synergism or behavioral -- those who smoke both pot and tobacco inhale each more ...

Researchers Report Combined Molecules in Red Wine by Far Exceed the Biological Activity of Plain Resveratrol, Consistent With the Composition of Longevinex(R)

... distinct advantages over drugs because they often provide an array of molecules, whereas the FDA prefers to approve single-molecule drugs. "The synergism that nature produces, as seen in wine, may never be reproduced in prescription drugs for this reason," says Sardi. "The development of a plain ...

Cancer Vaccine Consortium and Cancer Vaccine Collaborative unite under the Cancer Research Institute

... monitoring capabilities and the capacity to conduct early-phase clinical trials. Linking these programs under a single organization offers great synergism for academic and industrial collaboration and provides improved capabilities for all its members. Together, the two programs aim to address the needs ...

Heart Chocolate(TM) With CM-X(TM) is Loved by Chocolate Connoisseurs and Diabetics Alike

... similar physiological effects -- they lower glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides. The mechanisms of action, however, are different providing for synergism between them and provide the following potential combined benefits: -- reduction in blood glucose levels and increased glucose tolerance in ...

Cipla In India Can Manufacture Drug For Bird Flu

... emergency outbreak of bird flu. Medindia Related Links: Tamiflu Shortage Can Be Better Handled By Combining It With Probenecid Drug synergism refers to the enhancement in action or effect of a particular drug than the individual effect of both the drugs combined. ...

Tamiflu Shortage Can Be Better Handled By Combining It With Probenecid

... Drug synergism refers to the enhancement in action or effect of a particular drug than the individual effect of both the drugs combined. The phenomenon could be ...

Synergism in Medical Technology

Paper in International Journal of Oncology Reports Alfacell's ONCONASE(R) Suppresses Intracellular Oxidative Stress

... may be important to its cytotoxic effect on cancer cells and mechanistic synergism with other anti-cancer agents. The pre-clinical in vitro research ... towards cancer cells and a possible mechanism of its well-documented synergism with other anti-cancer agents. Additionally, the data indicate that ...

National Cancer Institute Research Identifies Unique Mechanism of Brostallicin's Anti-Tumor Effectiveness

... Brostallicin, a novel synthetic second-generation DNA minor groove binder, has shown potent cancer killing activity, and has demonstrated synergism in combination with standard cytotoxic agents as well as with newer targeted therapies, in preclinical experimental tumor models. Brostallicin binds ...

Genes Identified That Enhance Tumor Cell Sensitivity to CTI's Cancer Drug Brostallicin

... Brostallicin, a novel synthetic second-generation DNA minor groove binder, has shown potent cancer killing activity and has demonstrated synergism in combination with standard cytotoxic agents as well as with newer targeted therapies in preclinical experimental tumor models. Brostallicin binds ...

Karmanos Cancer Institute Researchers Present Breast Cancer Advancements at Conference

... could now find a way to treat every kind of invasive, metastatic breast cancer, the ER-positive and ER-negative types with AFP464," she said. "The synergism is very impressive. We always knew vorinostat can reprogram the expression of cancer cells." AFP464 has been in Phase I clinical trial for the ...

Longevity Seekers Advised to Consume Modest Doses of Red Wine Molecules in Dietary Supplements (Longevinex(R)) Rather than Mega-Dose Resveratrol Alone

... heart tissue by Longevinex (9-fold more) than plain resveratrol, at a dose that was 17-320 times lower than doses used in prior studies. synergism found "A synergistic effect has been demonstrated with the array of antioxidant molecules provided in Longevinex(R), compared to resveratrol ...

Synergism in Biological News

Major NSF grant boosts UNH research on hormonal genomics

... endocrinology, reproductive biology and the evolution and regulation of physiological phenomena. The center seeks to expand the capacity and synergism of systems endocrinology and physiology research that links to other areas of UNH and to regional medical schools. ...

Synergism in Biological Technology

Tigris Pharmaceuticals Presents Results of Breast Cancer Research at AACR Annual Meeting

... now find a way to treat every kind of invasive, metastatic breast cancer, the ER-positive and ER-negative types with AFP-464," said Dr. Burger. "The synergism between AFP-464 and vorinostat in the triple negative breast cancer cell lines is very impressive." AFP464 is nearing completion of Phase I ...

Alfacell's ONCONASE(R) and R-Amphinase Show Anti-Tumor Activity in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia Cells

... the effect was not statistically significant. This is the first study showing cytotoxic, pro-apoptotic effects of ONCONASE and R-Amph in CLL, and synergism with the most widely used CLL therapies. For the study in AML, leukemic cells isolated from 22 patients with newly diagnosed AML were ...

Synergism in Biological Dictionary

Synergism

... synergism , in general, may be defined as two or more ... of the agents independently. The word synergy or synergism comes from two Greek words: erg meaning "to ... and syn meaning "together"; hence, synergism is a "working together." Drug ...